The Benefits of Bicycle Riding

After more than 10 years this super mom is getting back on a bike!
The last time I owned a bike was probably about 10 years ago, my then-to-be husband and I picked up a couple of used mountain bikes at a garage sale with the intention of spending time together and getting more exercise.  I [...]

Canadian Health Officials Give Green Light to Tamiflu for Babies

Health officials have decided, even with a lack of data and studies done on the matter, that Tamiflu can be used on children under 1 because swine flu poses such a great risk to that age category. Previously the drug had only been approved for use with children over the age of one, now it [...]

Food Companies Target Children Less

Advertising Standards Canada has released their compliance report regarding whether or not Canadian companies are meeting the standards  set concerning less advertising to children and the results are surprising; all 16 companies that signed on to the voluntary Canadian Children’s Food and Beverage Advertising Initiative, either met or exceeded their pledges.
Coca-Cola Ltd., Hershey Canada Inc., [...]

Fruit and Curry Chicken Salad

I thought that this would be a nice grown up version of chicken salad, but it turned out that the kids really enjoyed it as well. I used a blend of dried cranberries, cherries and blueberries instead of just plain cranberries and doubled they curry (actually I probably used 3 times the curry but I [...]

Children’s Book Review: Moo Baa La La La

This is one of the very first books that I bought the girls and it’s still one of their first picks when we sit down to read. Its a great way to teach them their animal sounds and introduce them to the idea of humor, it doesn’t take them long to realize that three pigs [...]

Doctor Who Adopted Thousands of Abandoned Embryos

This was an exceptionally interesting article for me as it hits so close to home. My beautiful twin girls were conceived (after many years of trying) through IVF and as it turns out we still have four embryos frozen. Every year I get a letter asking me if I want to continue storing my embryos [...]

Toss That Makeup That’s Older Than Your Firstborn

We’re all guilty of hoarding makeup that we really, truly, think we are going to wear again. Think you aren’t included? I bet you can’t go to your makeup bag/drawer/basket and NOT find a shade of blue eyeshadow that you just “know” will be back in style soon.
Not only are most of the colors not [...]

Flu Drugs Relatively Safe for Pregnant/Breastfeeding Women

This, I am sure, will have plenty of mothers exhaling a huge sigh of relief. I am now past my breastfeeding the twins, but I always was concerned with any drugs that I had to take while breastfeeding. And since this flu is going to possibly get worse, or just more rampant, pregnant and breastfeeding [...]

Waste Reduction Week in Canada

It’s no secret that the human race likes to waste stuff. You only have to look out your door on Garbage day to get an idea of how much we toss into landfills each year. Or the next time you are out for dinner with your family take a minute to look around you to [...]

Teaching Your Children About Strangers

I witnessed something this past Saturday while out enjoying the annual town wide garage sale that got me to thinking about the eventuality that I will have to teach my children about strangers.Before I get to the stranger part though, I’m going to indulge in little bit of a rant first.We came to a house [...]

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